Empty tombs and the afterlife

Cami and i recently went to Cairo for leadership meetings (which were great). Before the meetings we took a few days and became tourists and were absolutely stunned by the history, architecture, religions and friendliness of Egypt. We saw the pyramids, the treasures and heard from tour guides and locals on the ongoing religious and cultural issues of Egypt. This first post is about the ancient Egyptians and one of their beliefs. The ancient Egyptians believed that after death they would enter the underworld (Duat) where they would be judged by Anubis, the god of the dead, according to what they had done. Their heart would be weighed against a feather of Ma’at, the goddess of order, truth and righteousness and if the evil he had done, if it weighed more than a feather, his heart (and soul) would be devoured by a monster Ammut head of crocodile, chest of a lion and back of a rhino). If the scale was equal, he would sit before some elders and each would in turn ask him a question. If he answered any of those question incorrectly, he would be devoured. All along the way there is little hope for a good life in the afterlife. Seems the scales are weighted and the elders can ask anything! (see if you can find the characters in the picture below).